Tidal Streams
Tidal Streams
Tidal Streams
Tidal Streams-
Horizontal
movement of
tides
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Tidal Streams
• As earth rotates
gravitational pull of
moon causes a
wave to move in
from the west – this
is the flood
• Tidal Diamonds
• Arrow with
feathers is
flood
• without is ebb
• Found on Irish
charts
4 hours after
HW PORTSMOUTH
Atlas gives
Direction &
Rate
of tidal stream
for each hour
4 hours after
HW PORTSMOUTH
Stream
03,05
Slack
Rate of stream
0.3 kn at Neaps
0.5 kn at Springs
Rate of stream
1.2 kn at Neaps
12,23
2.3 kn at Springs
3 hours before
HW
Springs
2.9 kn
Neaps
Stream setting 1.5 kn
towards
318(T)
HW 1200
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0930 1030 1130 1230 1330
HW - 2 HW - 1 HW HW + 1
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
6m
5m
Springs Springs
4m
3m
Neaps Neaps
2m
1m
Tenths of a Knot 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
6m
5m
Springs Springs
Neaps Neaps
2m
1m
Tenths of a Knot 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
6m
5m
Springs Springs
4m
Rate of stream at Springs = 4.6 knots
3m (from tidal stream atlas or diamonds)
Neaps Neaps
2m
1m
Tenths of a Knot 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
6m
5m
Springs Springs
4m
3m
Neaps Neaps
2m
1m
Tenths of a Knot 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
10 20 30 40 50 60 70
6m
5m
Springs Springs
Neaps Neaps
2m
1m
Tenths of a Knot 10 20 30 40 50 60 70